How Do You Solve a Problem Like Rural Banks?
Rural banks were supposed to help farmers make a living and remote areas develop. How did they become so problematic?
Depositors Protest After Bank Blocks Withdrawals and Other Trending News
Protests by bank depositors who can’t withdraw money, knife attack at Shanghai hospital, Jay Chou new album splits opinion, and netizens fear non-melting ice cream—it’s Viral Week
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Golden Fleecers
China’s efficient “e-connoisseurs” scam businesses—sometimes with their blessing
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The Great Unbanked
Millions have opened accounts in the last decade, but China’s banks still strive for financial inclusion
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Multi-level Misery
Despite illegality and violence, pyramid schemes are still frustrating both victims and police
The Price of Mobile Wallets
An inability to recall payments leaves some WeChat and Alipay users high and dry
Credit Crunch
China’s “cashless society” will be developed from existing credit schemes—but how reliable are they?
Meet China’s female Donald Trump
Mi Meng is a social media star with grand promises—but is she just a troll?
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